What We Do

Tri County Economic Development District provides a variety of programs and services to support local communities, businesses and other organizations in the three-county service area:

Tri County Economic Development District, established in 1969, is a federally designated Economic Development District of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA). As part of our contract with EDA, we are required to create and update a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the region. Read our current CEDS.

Our Rural Opportunities Loan Fund (ROLF) program provides term debt financing for start-up and existing businesses in our three-county region, as well as seven other eastern Washington counties. Read more here.

Our Business Incubator located in Colville, Washington provides business support services, counseling and education for clients who reside in the incubator.

Associated Development Organization (ADO) – Ferry and Stevens Counties have designated Tri County Economic Development District as the agency responsible for implementing the Associated Development program through the Washington Department of Commerce. Primary responsibilities include business recruitment, expansion and retention, and assisting startup-up businesses.

Tri County Economic Development Corporation (TC EDC) is a non-profit corporation that was created in 2011 as a supporting component organization in order to for TEDD to obtain eligibility for certain grants and other funding opportunities.

TEDD BOARD MEETING

The next TEDD Board of Directors meeting will be on Wednesday, January 23rd at 1:00 p.m. here in the TEDD office. This meeting is open to the public. For more information, please call 509-684-4571.

Title VI Notice to Public:

It is the Tri County Economic Development District’s policy to assure that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise discriminated against under any of its federally funded programs and activities. Any person who believes his/her Title VI protection has been violated, may file a complaint with TEDD. For additional information, please contact our Title VI Coordinator at (509) 684-4571.